By Becky Walz,
Eleven local spikers were named to the Upper Iowa Conference all-league teams, released last week.
Six members from the South Winn squad were recognized while five members of the Turkey Valley team were honored for their efforts.
First team
Four athletes were heralded as first-team honorees. South Winn’s Alyssa Holthaus, Ella Theis and Ivey Franzen along with Trojan libero Morgan Vsetecka earned the honor.
Holthaus was a unanimous decision this season to earn her first nod. The junior topped the league in kill efficiency at .331 as she pounded out 122 kills on 276 attacks this season. Holthaus also led the Warriors at the net with 30 total blocks to go with 43 digs. She served with 94.0 percent efficiency as she went 140-for-149 with 20 aces.
A second team honoree last year, Theis, also a junior, moves up to first team with the most assists in the conference at 458. She was second in the league in serve efficiency at 95.5 percent, going 280-for-293 at the service line with 28 aces. Theis also provided 116 digs, 34 kills and 17 total blocks.
Second in the league overall in kills with 149, Franzen skips from honorable mention a year ago to first team. She had a kill efficiency of .176 with 483 attack attempts. She added 73 digs, 15 total blocks and served 51-for-55 during her senior campaign.
Surpassing the 500 career mark in digs this season, Vsetecka earns her inaugural conference nod on the first team as a senior Trojan. Her 409 digs for this season was the best in the Upper Iowa Conference. She also served at a 90.1 percent efficiency, going 192-for-213 with 26 aces.
Second team
One Warrior and two Trojans were named to the second-team list.
South Winn freshman Bailey Kuennen debuted this season as a left side hitter for 154 kills, second-best on the Warrior squad. She was there for 15 total blocks and 25 digs.
With the second-best serve efficiency in the state, not just league or class, Addison Steinlage was named to the second team. The Trojan setter has served with a 99.4 percent efficiency with just two missed serves this season, going 336-for-338 with 34 aces. During her junior campaign, Steinlage has handed out 438 assists and come up with 209 digs.
Delaney Busta debuts on second team as the leader in total blocks for the Upper Iowa Conference. The senior has 48 total blocks (13 solo, 35 assists) to go with 87 kills on 259 attack attempts.
Honorable mention
South Winn’s Allison Hageman and Aubrey Hageman, along with Turkey Valley’s Ella Ives and Kinsey Reicks were all named honorable mentions.
Both senior Warriors were defensive specialists and shined at the service line. Allison Hageman was second on the team with 165 digs and went 185-for-203 at the service line with 28 aces for a 91.1 percent efficiency. Aubrey Hageman was there for 117 digs and was third in ace serves with 36 as she went 196-for-219.
Ives and Reicks have been powerhouses at the net for the Trojans this season. Reicks, a senior, is second on the TV squad in total blocks with 37 (31 assists, 6 solo) and had put down 117 kills on 366 attempts. Reicks also has 89 digs and a 93.8 percent serve efficiency (227-for-242) with 27 aces.
Ives made the move from the junior varsity level to varsity midseason and made an impact with 36 total blocks (12 solo and 24 assists) with 64 kills on 198 attack attempts with 20 digs.
Upper Iowa Conference
All-Conference Teams
*Denotes unanimous decision
First team – *Lily Holthaus, So., North Fayette Valley; *Alyssa Holthaus, Jr., South Winn; Jayla Cowley, Sr., North Fayette Valley; Ella Theis, Jr., South Winn; Ella Sieck, So., North Fayette Valley; Morgan Vsetecka, Sr., Turkey Valley; Brianna Davis, Sr., North Fayette Valley; Ivey Franzen, Sr., South Winn
Second team – Amyra Millard, Sr., Clayton Ridge; Lauryn Johnson, Jr., MFL MarMac; Bailey Kuennen, Fr., South. Winn; Delaney Busta, Sr., Turkey Valley; Addison Steinlage, Jr., Turkey Valley; Lola Reimer, Sr., Clayton Ridge; Hannah Schroeder, Jr., North Fayette Valley; Tori Sylvester, Sr., Central
Honorable mention – Alex Kent, Sr., North Fayette Valley; Lila Moore, So., North Fayette Valley; Allison Hageman, Sr., South Winn; Aubrey Hageman, Sr., South Winn; Ella Ives, So., Turkey Valley; Kinsey Reicks, Sr., Turkey Valley; Audrey Ostrander, Sr., Clayton Ridge; Ella Oberbreckling, Sr., Clayton Ridge; Katie Royer, Jr., Central; Brylee Erickson, So., Central; Addison Corlett, Fr., MFL MarMac; Madelyn Keehner, Jr., MFL MarMac; Brooklyn Rose, Sr., West Central; Faith Steinbronn, Sr., West Central; Leticia Dahl, So., Postville; Sophia Salinas, Fr., Postville; Summer Walleser, Sr., Kee; Isabelle Mettille, Jr., Kee
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